The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-09
JUNCTION JOTs
After Chinese Gamblers Midnight
Robbery Other Notes.

During almost the whole of last week
Marshal Ballantyne and police officers
have been watching the Chinese
gambling den on Fifth Street, kept by
Quong Dan Lung. Nightly the yigilant
officers have seen the game of chance
proceed and money change hands.
Gradually their plans were matured
and the boys, or some of them, have
become so thoroughly acquainted with
the Chinese game that they can play it.
Finally, as the witching hour of mid
night drew near on Saturday last, Mar
shall Ballantyne, Officers Elmer, u. NJ,
Brown and NJ. F. Brown repaired to the
Chinese quarters on Fifth Street and
executed a. coup d. etat that has been
unequaled in success for some time
past. Nearly twenty of the Celestia!s
were busily engaged in their game of
chance IN a back room of Quong Dan
Lungs establishment, and SO deeply
were they interested in its fascs1la-
tons that they seemed oblivious to
their surroundings and fell into the
hands of the minions of the law.
Several previous attempts to break up
the place have resulted in the acquittal
Uf the Cinnamon and they seem to have
been emboldened by their success.
They had left their front door unlocked
and had taken their sentry off duty. So
when the officers made their rush thew
had no trouble in gaining entrance to
the front room. From there three
doors led, two into closets and the other
into hall from which another door
led to the room in which the game was
progressing so nicely. Not being as
familiar with the interior as the ex-
terror of the bailding the officers at
first opened the door leading to one of
the closets and their noise brought the
sentry back to his post only TO meet the
two Browns IN the doorway OF The hall.
Promptly the Celestial sounded his cry
of warning and as promptly did the
officers proceed to.an ADMINISTRATION OF
the inner chamber. Instead of quiet
order all was now confusion.
a wild scramble was made
for the cash that had been
on the gaming table and as
rapidly as the confusion would permit.
the copperhead Celestials began tum-
bling through a window that opened
through the rear wall OF the inner
chamber to an addition that had been
built on the rear. They were too slow,
however, as the force of officers were
there and soon blocked the aperture
and gathered the implements of gam
bling and the money that was still in
sight on the table. They gathered
seventeen of the players together and
quietly marched them off to the City
Hall. They were searched and tempo
rarily deprived of their cash and cutlery
and then placed safely under lock and
key. The keeper of the place, Quong
Dan Lung, deposited $50 for his ap-
pearance yesterday and one or two
more were permitted to go on putting
up security for their appearance.
On Monday morning the whole gang
was arraigned and several of
them released upon Mr.. Nelson,
their attorney, guaranteeing their
again in the afternoon.
Quoug Dan Lung, Do Sing All, Ong
Wy, All Fung, Ow Chow, See Seen and
ten other equally mellifiuous names
were placed on the docket, and their
owners were called to account for their
dark ways. 81
The trial was not very interesting.
The officers testified to the facts above
set forth, and the defense tried unsuc-
cessfully to prove an abb as to two of
the defendants, and wanted the others
to have the benefit of the doubt as to
their identity. The whole lot wasfound
guilty and fined $50 each. An appeal is
talked OF.